Samantha M. Shields

SAMANTHA M. SHIELDS Texas A&M University College Of Education and Human Development cell: (806) 231-0992 335 Harrington Tower e-mail: [email protected] College Station, TX 77843-4232 fax: (979) 845-9663

EDUCATION Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas June 1997 - August 1998 * Master of Education Degree in Curriculum and Instruction * Emphasis of Study: Science Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas September 1993 - May 1997 * Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies * Emphasis of Study: Mathematics

WORK EXPERIENCE Greenways Intermediate School - Canyon ISD June 2003 – May 2007 * Sixth Grade * Committees: Building Leadership, Department Head, Budget, Appreciation * Professional Activities: * Mathematics Department Head * Interdisciplinary Team Leader * New Teacher Mentor * Member of the Mathematics Vertical Alignment Team Westover Park Intermediate School - Canyon ISD August 2000 – May 2003 * Sixth Grade * Committees: Building Leadership, Budget, Education Foundation, New Building Task Force * Professional Activities: * Interdisciplinary Team Leader * New Teacher Mentor * Member of the Mathematics Vertical Alignment Team * Student Council Sponsor * Rock Prairie Elementary School - College Station ISD August 1998 – June 2000 * Fourth Grade Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies * Committees: Budget, Campus Council, Science, and Science Textbook Selection * Professional Activities: * Taught a summer school enrichment course on Math Art * Taught a summer school enrichment course on space entitled Blast Off! * Professional Development School student Mentor teacher * Guest lecturer for the Professional Development School science methods class. * Presented session for Chinese Embassy guests on Rock Prairie’s use of technology TOPEX/Poseidon Education Project - Texas A&M University * Consultant June 1999 - August 1999 Helped plan, research information, develop materials, and put on a weeklong teacher workshop dealing with the use of oceanography stations in the classroom. * Graduate Research Assistant May 1997 - August 1998 Worked on a NASA funded project to develop a website, Ocean World oceanworld.tamu.edu, for the distribution of Earth Science teaching materials.

PUBLICATIONS Brown Publishing May 1999 - September 1999 Co-authored oceanography related articles for a children’s Marine Science encyclopedia.

PRESENTATIONS * 2007 Panhandle Math and Science Conference at West Texas A&M University Session Title: Organized 4 Success * 2003 Panhandle Math and Science Conference at West Texas A&M University Session Title: The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Math Teachers * 1999 Science Teacher Workshop at Texas A&M University Session Title: Dive into Adventure * 1999 Conference for the Advancement of Math Teaching Session Title: M&M Mathematics * 1998 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching Session Title: Oceanography and the Internet * 1997 Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching Session Title: Navigating Your Way Through Earth Science Resources on the Web CERTIFICATIONS Texas Teacher Certificate Issued: 5-9-97 Expires: Life Provisional Areas: Elementary Reading Grades 1-6 Elementary Self-Contained Grades 1-8 Elementary Mathematics Grades 1-8 Gifted and Talented Certification: Obtained and kept current 1999 through 2007